Joe Frazier vs Floyd Patterson?
Who wins
Who wins
bundini
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This is a great match-up. Both were small heavyweights with different skills set. Floyd was a boxer-puncher with quick hands, impenetrable peek-a-boo defense and a leaping right hand called "The Kangaroo Punch". Frazier, on the other hand, was a slugger who just kept coming at you, bobbing and weaving and throwing punches with bad intentions, especially the left hook. Floyd is faster and better-skilled than Joe, and he'd outbox and outpoint Frazier in the first five rounds or so. But Joe would rally beginning the 8th, wear down Floyd and stop him by the 12th. Frazier's courage and fighting heart would prevail.
lestermount
Frazier lands his left hook, falling Floyd is out like a light.
Patterson lucked out winning a tournament to become champ when Marciano retired and stayed champion by avoiding all the ranked fighters that could beat him. Frazier was one of those guys that would stiff Patterson in less than 10 rounds.
toughguy2
Patterson was very fast and an excellent boxer and very courageous but was really a blown up light heavyweight with a notoriously weak chin. Joe Frazier was also very courageous and tough and a force that was always coming forward behind that meat cleaver type left hook of his and gritty determination. There would be some decent moments for Patterson because of his hand speed but by the 6th or 7th round he would have nailed and knocked down Patterson several times with the referee halting matters.
Floyd
Definitely Joe Frazier win
fishnet
Again, Floyd's chin betrays him on this fight. According to Ali, Patterson is the most skilled boxer he ever fought and Ali certainly knew boxing than most of us in the forum combined. Skill alone made Patterson the first black 2- time HW champion. But against Joe, even Ali's boxing skills, hailed often as the greatest, still lost. Joe will walk on Floyd, that's his style. You will hear the crowd screaming because Floyd can dodge them in the first couple of rounds. Once Frazier connects, Patterson will get his good night sleep. And Joe leaves the boxing ring smoking